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enThe Secret Adversary by Agatha Christiehttp://www.librarypoint.org/secretadversary_christie
<div class="terms clearfix"><ul class="taxonomy-list"><li><a href="/taxonomy/term/180">Virginia Johnson</a></li></ul></div><div class="terms clearfix"><ul class="taxonomy-list"><li><a href="/taxonomy/term/2677">Historical Fiction</a></li><li><a href="/taxonomy/term/2673">Mystery &amp; Thrillers</a></li></ul></div><div class="terms clearfix"><ul class="taxonomy-list"><li><a href="/taxonomy/term/6130">My Librarian</a></li><li><a href="/taxonomy/term/2955">Agatha Christie</a></li><li><a href="/taxonomy/term/2397">Spies -- fiction</a></li><li><a href="/taxonomy/term/3246">London -- fiction</a></li></ul></div><div class="terms clearfix"><ul class="taxonomy-list"><li><a href="/taxonomy/term/28">LibraryPoint Blog</a></li><li><a href="/taxonomy/term/2671">Shelf Life Blog</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-field-blog-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="http://www.librarypoint.org/sites/librarypoint.org/files/imagecache/secret_adversary_0.jpg" width="122" height="200" alt="The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie" title="The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>After reading <a href="http://www.librarypoint.org/mylibprofile/joyotoole">CRRL librarian Joy O&rsquo;Toole&rsquo;s</a> great write-up on <a href="http://www.librarypoint.org/mylibrarian_agatha_christie">Agatha Christie</a>, I thought I&rsquo;d give one of her series a try. I&rsquo;m not sure why I had been avoiding them. I like British stuff, historical novels, and mysteries. But what I had glimpsed of Inspector Poirot and Miss Marple did not immediately grab me. I decided to try one of her lesser-known series, <a href="https://librarypoint.bibliocommons.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;t=smart&amp;search_category=keyword&amp;q=partners+in+crime+christie&amp;commit=Search">Partners in Crime</a>, which starts with <a href="https://librarypoint.bibliocommons.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;t=smart&amp;search_category=keyword&amp;q=secret+adversary+christie&amp;commit=Search">The Secret Adversary.</a></p>
<p>Friends since childhood, charming, young, and starving Tommy and Tuppence meet at a London tea shop to catch up, only to discover that they both face the same problem&mdash;chronic unemployment! In London after the Great War, there aren&rsquo;t a lot of jobs to be had, so for the price of an advertisement in the newspaper, they decide to create The Young Adventurers, Ltd., a firm that will take on very nearly anything.</p>
</div></div></div>Wed, 23 Sep 2015 10:34:44 +0000vjohnson34408 at http://www.librarypoint.orgunBoring Classicshttp://www.librarypoint.org/list_unboring
<div class="terms clearfix"><ul class="taxonomy-list"><li><a href="/taxonomy/term/186">Christine Carlson</a></li></ul></div><div class="terms clearfix"><ul class="taxonomy-list"><li><a href="/taxonomy/term/2682">Teen Categories</a></li></ul></div><div class="terms clearfix"><ul class="taxonomy-list"><li><a href="/taxonomy/term/2172">Sir Arthur Conan Doyle</a></li><li><a href="/taxonomy/term/2955">Agatha Christie</a></li><li><a href="/taxonomy/term/2965">Classics</a></li><li><a href="/taxonomy/term/2966">Thoreau</a></li><li><a href="/taxonomy/term/2967">Charlotte Bronte</a></li><li><a href="/taxonomy/term/2968">Ray Bradbury</a></li><li><a href="/taxonomy/term/2969">Louisa May Alcott</a></li></ul></div><div class="terms clearfix"><ul class="taxonomy-list"><li><a href="/taxonomy/term/977">Teen Blog</a></li></ul></div><div class="field field-name-field-blog-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="http://www.librarypoint.org/sites/librarypoint.org/files/imagecache/and%20then%20there%20were%20none.jpg" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Boring, can&rsquo;t relate, and dull, dull, dull. That&rsquo;s what some people think when they hear the word, &ldquo;classic,&rdquo; and you&rsquo;re talking about books (not cars). Classics are often required reading in high school. But any book your English teacher assigns must be ancient as dirt and just about as exciting, you think. Classics may have stood the test of time, but do they stand up to today&rsquo;s standards of young adult literature? From murder and romance, to dragons and magic spells, young adult books of the 21<sup>st</sup> century are thrilling, relevant, and escapist. With the plethora of incredible reading choices for teens now, how many classics would you bother to pick up? But these books are around for a reason. They <i>are</i> stories of adventure, death, and love. They hold you in awe, in fear, and in suspense. Give them a shot &ndash; you just might find yourself recommending them to your own kids when <i>you&rsquo;re </i>ancient as dirt&hellip;<br />
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Check out this list of <a href="http://teens.librarypoint.org/booklist/2936">Must-Read Classics </a>that are worth reading, even if your English teacher doesn&rsquo;t recommend them.</p>
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